John Stowe, Historian & Antiquary (From His Monument in the Church of St. Andrew, Undershaft.) Published May 10, 1792 by N. Smith No. 18 Gt. Mays Buildings St. Martins Lane, 1792 May 10
- Call Number:
- MSS 10
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- John Stowe, Historian & Antiquary (From His Monument in the Church of St. Andrew, Undershaft.) Published May 10, 1792 by N. Smith No. 18 Gt. Mays Buildings St. Martins Lane.
- Date:
- 1792 May 10
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- 1-235
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Fund, June 2006.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Portrait of John Stow with text. ' "John Stowe, who was bred a Taylor, quitted his occupation to pursue his beloved study of the History and Antiquities of England, to which he had an invincible propensity. He was not only indefatigable in searching for ancient authors and MSS of all kinds relating to English History, but was also at the pains of transcribing many things with his own hand. As his studies and collections engrossed his whole attention, he in a few years found himself in embarrassed circumstances, and was under a necessity of returning to his trade, but was enabled by the generosity of Arch Bishop Parker to resume his studies. His principal works are his survey of London: a book deservedly esteemed his additions to Hollenshed's Chronicle and his Annals, the folio Volume, commonly called Stowe's Chronicle, was compliled from his papers after his decease, by E. Howes, our author Stowe had a principal hand in two improved editions of Chaucers works, published in this reign on 5 April 1605 AE SO" see Granger p. 269 & Pennants London' .
- Physical Description:
- engraving ; 25.5 x 19.5 cm.
- Genre:
- Engravings (prints), Correspondence , Portraits, Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance), and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsCollectors and collectingSculptorsSculptureWills
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Stow, John, 1525?-1605
- Finding Aid Title:
- Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/3.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/580
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/580?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1